FRANKFURT/MAIN, Germany and TEANECK, New Jersey, March 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- T-Systems and Cognizant join forces to vigorously expand their 
businesses

Deutsche Telekom's enterprise customer division, T-Systems, and global IT
services provider, Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), today announced that they have
entered into a truly global Systems Integration alliance. The alliance is
primarily aimed at catering to European corporations with global delivery
requirements for system integration services. This unique partnership --
between a global delivery IT powerhouse and a European giant -- will enable
customers to leverage the benefits of global delivery.

The partnership combines the onsite and offshore expertise of T-Systems
and Cognizant across industry segments with an enhanced geographical
footprint, a broader range of service offerings, and greater access to the
best global talent. The new alliance will draw upon a combined talent base of
over 110,000 employees worldwide, comprising more than 40,000 employees
working offshore. Expanded operations in key geographies -- Europe, Americas
and Asia -- are expected to significantly augment the growth of the two
companies. As part of the new business partnership, T-Systems India and its
approximately 1150 employees will be transferred to Cognizant, subject to
appropriate regulatory clearance.

By harnessing the onsite, near-shore and offshore strengths of T-Systems
and Cognizant, the partnership will facilitate the adoption of a global
services delivery model in and beyond Europe that will enable the customers
to save costs through labor arbitrage and drive business transformation and
innovation through a powerful front-end deeply rooted in the local business
environment. The two companies will provide customers with the synergy of
local business power-business culture, language capabilities and operating
philosophy-and global resources.

"This new alliance will make global delivery a reality in Europe.
Strategically we are the first to give our customers unprecedented access to
a new service and delivery model," stated Reinhard Clemens, management board
member for business customers at Deutsche Telekom and CEO of T-Systems. So
far, either Western competition has tried to integrate acquired tier-2
offshore workforces, or Indian vendors have struggled to enter the new
markets of Continental Europe. Says Clemens: "Our new alliance will open up
new opportunities, add significantly to T-Systems' profitability, and give
both partners a stronger footing in key vertical industries. It will also
bring together great talent from Cognizant and T-Systems -- allowing our
systems integration business to be more vigorous in their expansion plans."

"In partnership we can deliver truly unique global IT services, bringing
together our complementary strengths with the goal of dramatically increasing
the value provided to customers," said Francisco D'Souza, President and CEO
of Cognizant. "Both Cognizant and T-Systems have a long heritage of
partnering with clients, and our joint capabilities will deliver a powerful
combination of scale and agility in the key markets serviced by both
companies. We also look forward to welcoming the T-Systems employees in India
to the Cognizant family. We believe that this alliance will provide our joint
customers with a world-class combination of deep local knowledge and
market-leading global delivery platform."

About T-Systems

T-Systems has a strong position in the European market for ICT services,
in particular in infrastructure services (like data center and desktop
outsourcing, global voice, data and IP services) as well as in application
development, application management and system integration services. It is
T-Systems vision to seamlessly integrate IT and telecommunications services
for connected life and work. With more than 56,000 employees and 12 billion
Euro revenues in 2007, T-Systems is the undisputed IT services leader in
Germany, Europe's largest economy, and number two in Europe. It has a strong
customer base in the global automotive industry centered around large OEM key
customers, as well as in EU public sectors and manufacturing industries.

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology,
consulting and business process outsourcing services. Cognizant's
single-minded passion is to dedicate our global technology and innovation
know-how, our industry expertise and worldwide resources to working together
with clients to make their businesses stronger. With more than 35 global
delivery centers and over 55,000 employees as of December 31, 2007, we
combine a unique onsite/offshore delivery model infused by a distinct culture
of customer satisfaction. A member of the NASDAQ-100 Index and S&P 500 Index,
Cognizant is a Forbes Global 2000 company and is ranked among the top
information technology companies in BusinessWeek's Info Tech 100, Hot Growth
and Top 50 Performers listings. Visit us online at www.cognizant.com.

Forward-looking statements

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forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are
necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future
events that may not prove to be accurate. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include general
economic conditions and the factors discussed in our most recent Form 10-K
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cognizant
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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